Archive: July 2011 (271-280 of 289)

Jul 2 2011 12:03 PM ET

Ann Coulter: Princess Diana 'just this anorexic, bulimic narcissist'

Ann Coulter has a gift for outrage. When The Insider‘s Kevin Frazier asked her if she “sometimes says things that [she knows] will stir people up, and upset people, and really drive people crazy,” she couldn’t help but grin and answer, “Oh, sure.” Normally, it’s liberals that are the target of her shocking proclamations, but it turns out she’s not so fond of the Royals either. “I find it a little baffling when Americans get so gaga-eyed over a princess,” Ann lamented. “In particularly Lady Di, who was just this anorexic, bulimic narcissist.” Watch the clip below, or if your browser is having trouble, here. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 2 2011 11:31 AM ET

'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding's season finale: The craziest wedding ever?

Categories: Reality TV
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Image Credit: Sam Frost/TLC

Anybody find it funny that the season finale of a bat-crazy show about British gypsys and their lifelong quest to wed falls on the weekend that Americans celebrate their independence? No? Oh, okay.

Last night TLC’s My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding wrapped up for the summer with possibly their nuttiest episode yet. Mary, an Irish Traveller at the ripe old marrying age of 23, wants a wedding that will “rival the Royal wedding of William and Kate.” So she enlists the services of renowned Liverpool seamstress and wedding planner, Thelma Madine. How long is she given to organize it, though? Three weeks!

Check out some of the craziest things we learned about the wedding and the Traveller lifestyle.

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Jul 2 2011 10:03 AM ET

Lottery-winning fans enraptured by special 'Book of Mormon' performance

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Image Credit: Joan Marcus

For many, the ticket lottery for Broadway shows is a holy terror. Especially for the smash-hit musical The Book of Mormon, where hundreds of hopeful fans gather outside Manhattan’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre night after night trying to score the 20 or so rush tickets. But on Friday afternoon, devout followers were treated to nothing short of a Broadway miracle. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 1 2011 09:26 PM ET

Did Michael Bay's 'Transformers 3' recycle action scenes from Michael Bay's 'The Island'?

Categories: Movies, Transformers

Thanks to some eagle-eyed Michael Bay aficionados, it appears the action destructaganza auteur may have — how to put this — borrowed a few shots from an action sequence in his 2005 sci-fi action film The Island for a similar chase scene in his latest sci-fi action film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Before we get to the scenes in question, however, some context: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 1 2011 07:30 PM ET

PopWatch Confessional: Which 'summer song' do you dread hearing?

Summer songs: Usually we talk about them in the happy sense. They’re catchy, they make us feel good, and they’re guilt free as long as the sun is shining. You’re allowed to have “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” on a playlist as long as it’s titled “Summer.” But today, as I was driving and singing along to Garth Brooks’ “Two Piña Coladas” on the radio, I found myself panicking that the station, obviously feeling the summer vibe on this holiday weekend, would play Smash Mouth’s “All Star.” Just thinking of the opening notes, after all these years, makes me wince. Now playing the radio in the car feels like Russian Roulette. Yes, I can just change the station if it comes on, but the song will have won.

What “summer song” do you live in fear of hearing?  READ FULL STORY »

Jul 1 2011 06:45 PM ET

'Monte Carlo': 5 things you can't tell from the trailer

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Image Credit: Larry Horricks

SPOILER ALERT! There are some things that the trailer for the new Selena Gomez movie Monte Carlo does not give away. Here are five of them. Note: If you’re planning to see the movie, stop reading! READ FULL STORY »

Jul 1 2011 05:57 PM ET

'Horrible Bosses' premiere: The best and worst moments, as recalled by its screenwriters -- EXCLUSIVE

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Image Credit: Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com

Horrible Bosses won’t hit theaters until July 8, but the R-rated comedy starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day as three friends who decide to try to off each other’s soul-crushing superiors held its premiere in Los Angeles Thursday night. We asked cowriters Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (yes, Bones and Freaks and Geeks fans, he’s a screenwriter too) to pen a list of the five best and five worst moments of their evening. Having an eye for comedy, they naturally chose to lead with the bad… READ FULL STORY »

Jul 1 2011 04:15 PM ET

Josh Duhamel tearfully talks about his connection to the North Dakota floods on 'Regis and Kelly'

I nearly broke out into an ugly cry during Josh Duhamel’s appearance on Live! With Regis and Kelly this morning. While there to promote his film Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the discussion took a serious turn when Kelly Ripa asked the actor, a North Dakota native, about the floods. (Around the three minute mark in the video below.) READ FULL STORY »

Jul 1 2011 03:50 PM ET

'Bridesmaids' becomes the highest-grossing Judd Apatow movie: Which is your favorite?

Categories: Bridesmaids, Judd Apatow
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Image Credit: Suzanne Hanover

Bridesmaids officially became the highest-grossing Judd Apatow-produced movie at the domestic box office yesterday. After 49 days in theaters, the raunchy female comedy has pulled in an impressive $149.4 million, edging out Apatow’s previous best performer, Knocked Up, which earned $148.7 million in 2008. Apatow has already taken some time to gloat to Deadline’s Nikki Finke, who (along with many others) predicted the film would stall at the box office: “I am so delighted to confirm that I was right and you were wrong… From now on when you say something which hurts me, I will remember to read your early Bridesmaids opinions and predictions and that will soothe me.” Ouch!

Bridesmaids opened to a solid $26.2 million in its first weekend in May, and in the frames that followed, it displayed remarkable resilience. While most other summer movies were falling by about 40-60 percent per weekend, the bridal comedy posted tiny drops of just 20, 21, 27, 16, 30, and 26 percent over the next seven weekends, signaling terrific word-of-mouth. The honeymoon isn’t over for Bridesmaids, either — the Kristin Wiig laugher is still raking in money, and it should have no trouble breaking the $160M plateau in a few weeks. Congrats, ladies!

It may have made the most money, but is Bridesmaids at the top of your Apatow rankings? How does the comedy stack up against the super-producer’s other hits like Anchorman, Knocked Up, Superbad, and Step Brothers? Vote in the poll below:

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More on EW.com:
Bad girls make good: Do ‘Bad Teacher’ and ‘Bridesmaids’ signal a new comedy era?
‘Bridesmaids’: Could it be the Judd Apatow factory’s all-time biggest hit?

Jul 1 2011 03:25 PM ET

Who should direct 'Thor 2'?

Categories: Comic Books, Geekery
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Image Credit: Marvel Studios

As EW reported yesterday, the Thor sequel is on track for a July 2013 release. EW has confirmed that Don Payne is working on the screenplay — he was one of five credited screenwriters on the first film — but Marvel Studios is still staying mum on rumors (originally reported by Deadline) that Kenneth Branagh will not be returning to the director’s chair for Thor 2. It would be a definite loss for the franchise — in his review of Thor, EW’s Owen Gleiberman noted that the film proved Branagh to be an “unexpected maestro of digital effects.” But I’m always kind of excited by the prospect of new directors hopping into superhero franchises. Much like how different artists and writers put their own spin on the characters in comic books, a fresh director can bring an exciting new perspective to a hero. Best example: The Batman film series, which skewed melodramatically weird with Tim Burton, grittily realistic with Christopher Nolan, and utterly terrible with Joel Schumacher. READ FULL STORY »

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